JavaScript

The Power of Javascript: Operators continued

In the last article we talked about some of the unary and binary operators available in Javascript, namely the arithmetic operators, the comparison operators and the increment/decrement operators. In this article we continue our discussion of the Javascript operators; we will discuss how computers represent data, and bitwise operators.

The Power of Javascript: Operators continued - Assignment Operators(Page 4 of 5 )

We have been using the assignment operator (=) since the first article in the series. Assignment operators are binary operators that assign the value of their right operands to the variable on their left operands. The assignment operator (=) can be combined with the arithmetic operators or with the bitwise operators to offer you a way to perform an operation, then an assignment, as a shortcut statement. Let's take a look at those assignment operators.

Operator

Operator Explanation

+=

The statement x += 1 is the same as x = x + 1; It's like saying assign the value 1 to the value of x.